Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-21
A Week at Dawson.

last week at Dawson and sojourn OF
seven days at that popular health
resort gave him ample opportunities
to form correct idea of the place.
Dawson IL small town of several
hundred Inhabitants, which has
sprung up within The last few years.
1t was simply Trade Water Station
Oh the @ u o. road until the now
famous chalyLeaie we'll was opened
In 1882. AT present there are about
a dozen business houses there,
not counting the nine hotels scattered
over the hillsides for quarter of a
mile around the well. The Arcadia
House is the principal hotel and 1t is
operated by stock company which
owns the iron water well, or spring
as 1t is called. The Handy House
near by and the Summit House on
the hill opposite are the other two
leading hotels. Both are well kept,
the proprietor of the latter being Mr..
j. w. Pendley verv clever and en-
ergetic young gentleman who is rap.
idly making the Summit one of the
most popular houses at Dawson.
The KENTUcKIAN man stopped at the
Arcadia while there. Mr.. J. w.
Pritchett is the manager of this house
aud assisted by Mrs. Priichett he is
making the Arcadia delightful stop.
ping place for seekers after health or
pleasure. The fare is excellent, the |
arrangements all first class and the
we'll is in the yard only few steps
from the hotel. A good band makes
music at frequent intervals, fountains
play in the yard, shade trees, vines
and flowers make the surroundings
pleasant and the young people can
indulge In dancing every evening If
they choose, as the ball room is situat-
ed in the yard near the hotel.
Dawson wAteris known far and wide
for its excellent qualities and IN adj
dition to the chalybeate well there is
also a salts well near by, from which
water for hot baths is obtained. Mr..
N. NJ. lIoleman, one of the proprie-
tors of the springs, is acting as clerk
and helping to make things pleasant
for the guests at the Arcadia. The
writer is indebted 10 him for various
little acts of kindness and many
special courtesies during his stay.
Quito pleasant crowd was at the
Arcadia during the week ending on
lie 18th inst. Startling Marshall, of
he Henderson Journal, was the ladies'
nan of the place during his stay Of
nearly week. lie sang love sick
litties, recited sentimental poems,
trolled through the woods aud gath
red ferns and flowers, chatled, waltz
ID, fliried and played the devoted
lie attended picnic hard
" and played the agreeable to the ru-
al maidens and joined with the ma
ives in partaking ofred lemonade and
ther refreshments. Towards the
nd of his stay at Dawson he failed ,,
0 heed Mr.. Weller's advice and con- J
enilated his affections with such
uccess that he could not refrain from
'utting on airs and exulting over
Shepherd and other less fortunate
ATLANTIS.
Among the other young gentlemen
resent were Mr. Without, of Hender- \
on, Mr.. II. L. Basset, of Nashville, h
Ir. A. p. Shepherd, of Mayfleld and &
Ir. w. P. Henry, of Princeton. There a
yere dozen or more married men,
ONE Of whom were considerably
ampcred by the presence of their
'ives, which made it impossible for
hem to pass themselves off as single /
hen. OF the young ladies, Misses I
Jamie Vaughan and Mary Ewin, of :,
Nashville, Mrs. Mary Ayers, charm :
lg young widow, of Fulton, and \
liss Jessie Hayden, of Iopkinsville, \
pent the entire week and most of
lem are still there. There were a I
lumber of married ladies present, the !
lumber of guests at the Arcadia be-
ig something over 30. Probably as o
lany more were al the other hotels o
nd the numbers were being aug :,
tented by arrivals on every train. i
rom this time till late in August p
iere will be big crowd at Dawson.